Gabriel said there are over 5,000 residents staying in evacuation centers across the town. Around 1,500 of these evacuees are in Obando National High School.

Meanwhile, four children drowned at the height of the typhoon, Gabriel added.

Obando was submerged in neck-deep water during Pedring’s onslaught on Tuesday. Gabriel said flood waters have yet to subside.

Most areas in the town are still isolated due to impassable roads, said Gabriel. He also appealed for help as the local government is almost out of food and medicine to distribute to affected residents. – Report from ANC; Dennis Datu, dzMM